Over the All-Star break, the NHL announced the return of the World Cup of Hockey in 2016. Eight teams will participate, but only six nations will have their own teams. The other two will be mixed. Team Europe will be comprised of European-born players not from Finland, Sweden or the Czech Republic. The North American Youngstars team will take advantage of players under the age of 24.

And that brings us to today's concept from Adam Del Monte — uniform designs for the two mixed teams that will participate at the World Cup of Hockey.

A year from now, the Minnesota Wild will be hosting their first outdoor game. I know the team isn't eager to bring back the North Stars look — which is part of Dallas' lineage — so this idea from Brian Brideau might be a nice compromise.

UPDATE · Mar 2 · I initially failed to mention that the logo used on this jersey was actually designed by Steven Reeves. Brian pointed that out in his original email, but it got lost along the way. Steven's credit has been added to the post.